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Dental Public Health: Challenges, Technological Innovation and Opportunities

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A special issue of Dentistry Journal (ISSN 2304-6767).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2023) | Viewed by 19250

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Prof. Dr. Anna Surdacka

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Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Chair of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 70 Bukowska Street 61-812 Poznan, Poland
Interests: oral health; changes in the oral cavity environment in systemic diseases; saliva research; prevention of dental caries
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Dr. Karolina Gerreth

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Department of Risk Group Dentistry, Chair of Pediatric Dentistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 70 Bukowska Street, 60-812 Poznan, Poland
Interests: oral health; epidemiology; disabilities; chronic diseases; rare disaeses; genetic diseases
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Dear Colleagues,

Public health is the art of preventing diseases, extending the lifetime, and promoting health through organized community activities. In the case of dental public health, its main task is to prevent diseases of the oral cavity as well as the teeth itself to reduce the worldwide prevalence of the most common dental diseases. Unfortunately, equal access to oral health care services is markedly different (heterogenouis) throughout the world. In addition, in the next decade, the population of elderly people who need specialized care, including dental care, will increase significantly. Moreover, there are numerous special care patients with different general health problems. Therefore, healthcare will require a broad integration of oral and general care, thus a different view of dentists' work.

Tools in the form of new technologies will be very helpful in achieving the goals of dental public health, as their actual impact and effectiveness on the health of the population are already being observed. The development of teledentistry programs can improve healthcare quality and the satisfaction of patients. Furthermore, the expectations of patients are growing, which is greatly influenced by social media.

In this Special Issue, we would like to collect the best current manuscripts in this very important and wild field of study with particular attention for the use of new technologies related to communication, promoting preventive behaviours and actions in the field of oral health and dental diagnostics as well as in the field of dental public health during the (SARS-CoV2/COVID-19) pandemic.

Prof. Dr. Anna Surdacka
Dr. Karolina Gerreth
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oral health prevention
integrated healthcare
teledentistry programs
promotion of oral health
elderly patients
special care dentistry
SARS-CoV2 pandemic and oral health

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Oral Hygiene Practices among Adults with Intellectual Disabilities—A Pilot Study

by Muhammad Afif Hakimin Abdullah, Ishak Nurul Sa’idah, Joe Knights, Sachinjeet Kaur Sodhi Dhaliwal, Long Chiau Ming and Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal

Dent. J. 2022, 10(8), 155; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj10080155 - 19 Aug 2022

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It is known that the oral health status of people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) is likely to be compromised as compared with the general population. Until recently, the trend of oral hygiene among the adult population with intellectual disabilities in Brunei Darussalam had yet to be studied. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the oral hygiene practices, oral health knowledge and dental appointment patterns among the adult population with IDs in Brunei Darussalam. A cross-sectional study was conducted at different service providers in Brunei Darussalam for adults with IDs. An easy-to-read questionnaire was distributed to the participants. The responses of the questionnaire for IDs were analyzed. A total of 34 participants were recruited. It was found that all participants were practicing their daily oral hygiene routine. In terms of dental visits, more than half visit the dentist at least once a year. The majority of the participants agreed that visiting the dentist every 6 months was essential. This study showed that adults with IDs in Brunei Darussalam were aware of the importance of oral health and were maintaining their daily oral hygiene, although not with the ideal method. It is important for clinicians to not only educate the individuals with IDs but also their carer(s) when it comes to oral health knowledge, as carers play a key role in the oral health of the people under their care. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dental Public Health: Challenges, Technological Innovation and Opportunities)

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The Correlation of Swedish Snus, Nicotine Pouches and Other Tobacco Products with Oral Mucosal Health and Salivary Biomarkers

by Sintija Miluna, Ricards Melderis, Loreta Briuka, Ingus Skadins, Renars Broks, Juta Kroica and Dagnija Rostoka

Dent. J. 2022, 10(8), 154; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj10080154 - 17 Aug 2022

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In society, tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco products, such as snus and nicotine pouches, are becoming more attractive. There is still a lack of information regarding the effects of these products on the oral mucosa and oral saliva biomarkers. The aim of this study is to evaluate oral mucosa and the presence of inflammatory biomarkers IL-6, IL-1, IL-8, TNF alpha and LRG-1 in saliva. Respondents were divided in four groups based on their tobacco product usage. Oral examination was carried out, saliva samples were taken, and the detection of IL-6, IL-8, IL-1, TNF alpha and LRG-1 levels in saliva was carried out. Out of the tobacco users, 30.8% were snus users, 48.7% were cigarette users and 20.5% were e-cigarette users. The control group was composed of respondents who did not use any tobacco products. E-cigarettes were used more by women, but snus was used more by men. Mucosal changes were seen in the group of snus users, and mucosal changes were only seen in men who had used 5–10 tobacco units per day for 5–10 years. Increased IL-6 levels in saliva were detected in respondents who also experienced mucosal changes. Mucosal changes were white, leathery and localized at the site where snus sachets were placed. Saliva, as an easily available biofluid, could be used as a first tool to detect potentially precancerous signs, but the LRG1 marker cannot be used as a prognostic marker. Full article

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Smoking as a Risk Factor for Dry Socket: A Systematic Review

by Weronika Kuśnierek, Kaja Brzezińska, Kacper Nijakowski and Anna Surdacka

Dent. J. 2022, 10(7), 121; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj10070121 - 1 Jul 2022

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Dry socket is one of the postoperative complications of tooth extraction. It is the partial or total loss of the post-extraction blood clot, resulting in severe pain that usually starts one to five days postoperatively, with clinical evidence of exposed alveolar bone, necrotic debris, halitosis, and tenderness on examination. The purpose of our systematic review was to answer the question “Is there a relationship between smoking and dry socket?”. After meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria, eleven studies were included in this systematic review (according to the PRISMA statement guidelines). Based on a meta-analysis, tobacco smokers had a more than three-fold increase in the odds of dry socket after tooth extraction. Overall, the combined incidence of dry socket in smokers was found to be about 13.2% and in non-smokers about 3.8%. Despite the heterogeneity of the included studies (different types of teeth extracted, different age groups), cigarette smoking was related to an increased risk of dry socket after tooth extraction. Full article

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